These effects or decks like Kraven the Hunter, filled with Soul Shatter effects are increasingly at the margins of the format, and even though theyre way more reasonable in Bracket 3 than below, folks still tend to shy away from them
Yes, its abilities synergize well with one another, and this elemental cat gives you an additional way to sacrifice your creatures, but it goes deeper than that
The target audience is small and will remain small. With this astute assessment from u/Elkenrod in mind, its likely that the serialized Retro Artifacts will be significantly more expensive than the Neon Ink cards since many of them are actually playable
Youve got all the classic instants and sorceries that draw you more cards to give you more gas to cast more instants and sorceries
You can still find it in Old School and lower-powered Cubes
This change to the MTG rarity structure matters because Play Boosters are not quite as straightforward as the old "one rare or mythic per pack" model